The qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Volleyball Tournament was held from 13 August 2011 to 10 June 2012.

Qualification summary

Means of qualification DateHostVacanciesQualified
Host Country——1 Great Britain
2011 World Cup20 November – 4 December 2011 Japan3 Russia
 Poland
 Brazil
African Qualifier17–21 January 2012Cameroon Yaoundé1 Tunisia
North American Qualifier7–12 May 2012United States Long Beach1 United States
European Qualifier8–13 May 2012Bulgaria Sofia1 Italy
South American Qualifier11–13 May 2012Argentina Burzaco1 Argentina
1st World Qualifier1–10 June 2012Japan Tokyo1 Serbia
Asian Qualifier*1 Australia
2nd World Qualifier8–10 June 2012Bulgaria Sofia1 Bulgaria
3rd World Qualifier8–10 June 2012Germany Berlin1 Germany
Total12
* The Asian Qualifier was combined with the 1st World Qualifier. The first place team of the tournament qualified as the 1st World Qualifier winners, while the best Asian team except the 1st World Qualifier winners qualified as the Asian Qualifier winners.

Means of qualification

Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics

Host country

FIVB reserved a vacancy for the 2012 Summer Olympics host country to participate in the tournament.

2011 World Cup

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Russia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Poland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Brazil
4  Italy
5  Cuba
6  United States
7  Argentina
8  Serbia
9  Iran
10  Japan
11  China
12  Egypt

Continental qualification tournaments

Africa

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Tunisia 4 4 0 8 12 2 6.000 341 297 1.148
2  Egypt 4 3 1 7 10 5 2.000 362 307 1.179
3  Cameroon 4 2 2 6 9 8 1.125 381 371 1.027
4  Algeria 4 1 3 5 5 9 0.556 309 318 0.972
5  Ghana 4 0 4 4 0 12 0.000 200 300 0.667
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
17 Jan 16:00 Egypt  1–3  Tunisia 23–25 25–16 27–29 23–25   98–95
17 Jan 18:00 Cameroon  3–0  Ghana 25–18 25–16 25–12     75–46
18 Jan 16:00 Ghana  0–3  Egypt 21–25 8–25 17–25     46–75
18 Jan 18:00 Algeria  2–3  Cameroon 24–26 25–19 22–25 27–25 18–20 116–115
19 Jan 16:00 Egypt  3–0  Algeria 25–21 25–19 26–24     76–64
19 Jan 18:00 Tunisia  3–0  Ghana 25–22 25–13 25–21     75–56
20 Jan 16:00 Algeria  0–3  Tunisia 17–25 16–25 21–25     54–75
20 Jan 18:00 Cameroon  2–3  Egypt 25–27 25–23 25–23 20–25 7–15 102–113
21 Jan 14:00 Ghana  0–3  Algeria 15–25 19–25 18–25     52–75
21 Jan 18:00 Tunisia  3–1  Cameroon 21–25 25–20 25–23 25–21   96–89

Asia and Oceania

The 2012 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament combined with 2012 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament. The hosts Japan and the top four ranked teams except Japan from the 2011 Asian Championship competed in the tournament. The top ranked among the five teams except the 2012 1st World Olympic Qualification Tournament winners qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the 2012 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament winners.

Europe

Rank Team
1  Italy
2  Germany
3  Bulgaria
 Serbia
5  Slovakia
 Spain
7  Finland
 Slovenia

North America

Rank Team
1  United States
2  Canada
3  Cuba
4  Puerto Rico
5  Mexico
6  Dominican Republic
7  Trinidad and Tobago
8  Costa Rica

South America

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Argentina 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 227 162 1.401
2  Venezuela 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 237 213 1.113
3  Colombia 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 231 272 0.849
4  Chile 3 0 3 1 2 9 0.222 204 252 0.810
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total
11 May 18:10 Venezuela  3–1  Colombia 25–17 24–26 25–15 25–15   99–73
11 May 21:10 Chile  0–3  Argentina 16–25 13–25 14–25     43–75
12 May 18:10 Venezuela  3–0  Chile 25–22 25–21 25–20     75–63
12 May 21:40 Argentina  3–0  Colombia 25–21 25–15 25–20     75–56
13 May 18:00 Colombia  3–2  Chile 20–25 17–25 25–23 25–17 15–8 102–98
13 May 21:10 Argentina  3–0  Venezuela 25–19 25–19 27–25     77–63

World qualification tournaments

Qualified teams

* The top four teams from 2011 Asian Championship were predetermined to be in 1st tournament in Japan.

^1 – Italy, which were previously announced as hosts of 2nd tournament, won the 2020 European Olympic Qualification Tournament and secured a direct berth.  Bulgaria replaced Italy as hosts.[2]

1st tournament

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Serbia 7 7 0 21 21 1 21.000 552 426 1.296
2  Australia 7 5 2 15 15 8 1.875 527 470 1.121
3  Iran 7 5 2 14 16 9 1.778 612 547 1.119
4  Japan 7 4 3 11 13 12 1.083 579 567 1.021
5  China 7 3 4 11 13 14 0.929 575 599 0.960
6  South Korea 7 3 4 8 13 16 0.813 593 635 0.934
7  Venezuela 7 1 6 3 4 18 0.222 453 542 0.836
8  Puerto Rico 7 0 7 1 4 21 0.190 489 594 0.823
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Jun11:10Australia 3–0 Venezuela25–1425–2225–18  75–54P2 P3
1 Jun13:40Puerto Rico 0–3 China23–2519–2517–25  59–75P2 P3
1 Jun16:10Iran 3–0 South Korea25–1725–1825–16  75–51P2 P3
1 Jun19:15Japan 0–3 Serbia19–2523–2516–25  58–75P2 P3
2 Jun11:10Australia 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1425–1925–20  75–53P2 P3
2 Jun13:40China 2–3 Iran25–2321–2531–2915–2513–15105–117P2 P3
2 Jun16:30South Korea 1–3 Serbia23–2522–2525–1712–25 82–92P2 P3
2 Jun19:15Japan 3–0 Venezuela25–2025–2032–30  82–70P2 P3
5 Jun11:10Puerto Rico 0–3 Venezuela20–2520–2521–25  61–75P2 P3
5 Jun13:40Iran 1–3 Australia25–1718–2518–2523–25 84–92P2 P3
5 Jun16:10Serbia 3–0 China25–1525–1325–21  75–49P2 P3
5 Jun19:15Japan 3–2 South Korea25–2224–2625–2019–2515–6108–99P2 P3
6 Jun11:10Puerto Rico 1–3 Iran24–2616–2525–2220–25 85–98P2 P3
6 Jun13:40Australia 0–3 Serbia18–2519–2518–25  55–75P2 P3
6 Jun16:10Venezuela 0–3 South Korea25–2722–2515–25  62–77P2 P3
6 Jun19:15Japan 1–3 China19–2527–2518–2518–25 82–100P2 P3
7 Jun11:10Iran 3–0 Venezuela25–1625–1625–20  75–52P2 P3
7 Jun13:40Serbia 3–0 Puerto Rico25–1925–1725–18  75–54P2 P3
7 Jun16:10South Korea 3–2 China25–2122–2525–2014–2515–13101–104P2 P3
7 Jun19:15Japan 3–0 Australia25–2225–2325–12  75–57P2 P3
9 Jun11:10Iran 0–3 Serbia28–3028–3022–25  78–85P2 P3
9 Jun13:40Venezuela 1–3 China18–2526–2825–1921–25 90–97P2 P3
9 Jun16:10Australia 3–1 South Korea25–2225–1723–2525–20 98–84P2 P3
9 Jun19:15Japan 3–1 Puerto Rico22–2525–2125–1925–16 97–81P2 P3
10 Jun11:10Serbia 3–0 Venezuela25–1425–1325–23  75–50P2 P3
10 Jun13:40China 0–3 Australia12–2520–2513–25  45–75P2 P3
10 Jun16:10South Korea 3–2 Puerto Rico15–2525–1819–2525–1615–1299–96P2 P3
10 Jun19:15Japan 0–3 Iran22–2533–3522–25  77–85P2 P3

2nd tournament

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Bulgaria 3 3 0 9 9 2 4.500 273 216 1.264
2  France 3 2 1 6 7 5 1.400 284 263 1.080
3  Egypt 3 1 2 3 5 6 0.833 230 247 0.931
4  Pakistan 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 186 247 0.753
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun17:30Egypt 1–3 France22–2525–1815–2521–25 83–93P2 P3
8 Jun20:30Pakistan 0–3 Bulgaria17–2512–2521–25  50–75P2 P3
9 Jun17:30Egypt 3–0 Pakistan25–1325–2226–24  76–59P2 P3
9 Jun20:30France 1–3 Bulgaria19–2528–2623–2525–27 95–103P2 P3
10 Jun17:30Pakistan 1–3 France25–2120–2519–2513–25 77–96P2 P3
10 Jun20:30Bulgaria 3–1 Egypt25–1625–1820–2525–12 95–71P2 P3

3rd tournament

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR
1  Germany 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 281 247 1.138
2  Cuba 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 283 258 1.097
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 3 5 6 0.833 262 255 1.027
4  India 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 159 225 0.707
Source:
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Jun17:10Czech Republic 1–3 Cuba29–2723–2523–2521–25 96–102P2 P3
8 Jun20:10India 0–3 Germany16–2519–2515–25  50–75P2 P3
9 Jun15:10India 0–3 Czech Republic19–2513–2523–25  55–75P2 P3
9 Jun18:10Germany 3–2 Cuba25–2125–1721–2517–2520–18108–106P2 P3
10 Jun14:30Cuba 3–0 India25–1225–2225–20  75–54P2 P3
10 Jun17:10Germany 3–1 Czech Republic25–2223–2525–2325–21 98–91P2 P3

References

  1. ↑ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men (as of 4 January 2012)". FIVB. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Italy men claim Olympic ticket after dramatic European Qualifier final". FIVB. 13 May 2012.
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